RAWR! Mario Lopez rocked this super-sexy lingerie and leather bustier on “Nip/Tuck,” and I can barely control myself. He really puts the boy in boy shorts. [Socialite Life]

Jeremy Piven has a great sense of humor. He sent a “cease and desist” letter to the people who made a comedic play about the mercury poisoning that led to him quitting “Speed-the-Plow.” [Page Six]

Awkward Moments in Facebook. This made me laugh. Partially because I’m terrified that my mom just joined Facebook. Say goodbye to drunk status updates. [College Humor]

The Kanye West/”CSI: Miami” comic. My favorite four panels on the Internet deliver the requisite pun. It could use Kanye interrupting the comic, though. [Kanyegate]

First episode of “Bored to Death” is available online. You can watch it for free at Amazon. No spoilers, please: I don’t have time to watch it until later tonight. [Amazon]

‘Jay Does Right What Conan Does Wrong (and Vice Versa)’ A clear-eyed look at the late-night landscape, focusing on Leno and Conan. It’s pretty depressing. — probably because I can’t really disagree with most of what’s said. [Vanity Fair]

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I saw the first episode of “Bored To Death” on HBO on Demand and let’s just say that the show is appropriately titled.

09.16.09 at 4:31 pm

RH

If only the lingerie was stonewashed & equipped with double-decker belt loops, he’d have come full circle. Full gay circle, I mean.

09.16.09 at 4:45 pm

FistfulOAwesome

I’m not happy to say this, but that article about Leno and Conan is brilliant.

The one complaint everybody has made about Conan since he started hosting The Tonight Show is that it doesn’t feel like Late Night With Conan O’Brian. He’s been neutered at the time slot, and unless he gets his balls back he’ll continue to struggle.

Jay isn’t popular with a lot of what I’ll lamely call “The Internet Crowd” (just type in Jay Leno on VideoGum to see pure dislike spew through). But like other shows that are considered low entertainment like American Idol or Family Guy, he gets the ratings precisely because he opens himself up to everyone. He doesn’t appeal to the TV Critic or the person who analysis every single thing they watch. He appeals to the common man precisely because it’s kind of impossible to care about him. It’s never “Alright! Jay Leno’s on! I love Jay!”. It’s “Nuthin’ on ‘cept Jay. Eh, I’ll leave ‘im on. I’m not very sleepy”. Jay doesn’t require or even really draw a commitment. He’s there if you want him (I’m just pointing this out. I don’t like Jay’s show either).

I also like the writer’s bit on Letterman. For me, Letterman is at his best when he doesn’t give a shit about his job. When he actually starts hanging out, letting his personality shine, he’s fucking great. I still have a laugh thinking about how much of a dick he was to Philbin when Philbin came dressed as Shrek a few months ago. Also great are when he hears his chance to make a dirty joke about a female guest.

Quick ending: Fallon’s found his calling, Craig remains my favorite for what I’ll gayly call his adorableness, and it’s sucks that everybody forgets to mention Kimmel among the late night guys considering he’s remained solid throughout his run (also forgotten, Carson Daly, but his show really isn’t a traditional late night show (specifically because he doesn’t have a stage)).

09.16.09 at 5:00 pm

Ronnie Dobbs

I’m actually finding myself enjoys Fallon. I never really liked him on SNL and just assumed that he’d be awful at this, but he seems to “get” the 20-30 crowd that Conan has seemingly left behind. Fallon’s still a little stiff and some of his stuff falls flat but he seems to take it in stride and I usually like the guests he has on.

09.16.09 at 5:20 pm

Tim Was Tim

“Say goodbye to drunk status updates.”

And just when MATT UFFORD started showing up in my Suggest a Friend window.

09.17.09 at 11:39 am

Duke

I didn’t realize there were statements that could be made about Jeremey Piven that werent’ defamatory.

09.17.09 at 9:07 pm

Spring Jackson

That banner pic still isn’t as gay as the Dance Conest at the Max episode.

09.23.09 at 1:43 am

Godzilla Biscuits

The Greek God of Making Us ALL Laugh highlights the episode of ‘Bored to Death’ with an interestingly contrasted beard and hair color. He has almost semi-quasi-V for Vendetta-esque light orangeish facial hair juxtaposed with darker brown hair of a richer color mixed in are a pair of curled bangs that almost appear horn-like as the gates of Valhalla (hey, I know its a fucking mixed ancient mythological metaphor), to give his character an eerily-macabre and satanicly-disheveled appearance. Sold.